Have you heard of fencing? Fencing is a combat sport that features sword and was one of the first sports to be featured in the Olympic sports. Fencing has 3 disciplines, foil, épée and sabre. Each discipline uses different blades and employs its own rule. Intercollegiate fencing team is active 5 days a week. Before the exams, players are encouraged to take break and prepare for the exam, allowing everyone to be successful not only in fencing but also academically. Beginners and the experienced players are more than welcome to participate. Since each disciplines has its own strategies and are uniquely amusing, please come visit and find a discipline which suits you the best. We hope to see you soon!
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Activity Information
Activity Days
Mon / Tue / Wed / Thr / Fri / Sat / Sun / Other
5 Suns per week for each event
Activity Locations
Hiyoshi
(Mushidani Fencing Dojo)
Activity Base
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Yearly Schedule
Spring (Apr. - Jun.)
April: Student Fencing Cup (individual competition) May: Kanto Student League match (team competition) June: All-Japan Student Championship (team competition)
Summer (Jul. - Sep.)
July: Exam period off August: Summer training camp September: All Japan Championship (individual competition)
Autum (Oct. - Dec.)
October: Kanto Student Fencing Championship (individual competition/team competition) November: All Japan Student Fencing Championship (individual competition/team competition)/All Keio December: Waseda-Keio Match (team competition)/All Japan Championship (team competition)
Winter (Jan. - Mar.)
January: Cold training/Examination period off March: Spring training camp/Keio Seki match/Keido match
Busy Period
It tends to be busy from October to December every year due to the concentration of matches.
*In addition, there are individual matches such as ranking matches (mainly from October to December)
About Members
Number of Members
42 people
Number of Members by Years
2nd year: 16 people
3rd year: 18 people
4th year: 8 people
Number of Members by Campuses
Hiyoshi / Mita / Yagami：36 people
SFC：2 people
Shinanomachi：3 people
Shiba Kyoritsu：1 people
Gender Ratio
Male:Female = 74:26
Ratio of Joining Multiple Clubs
5%
Costs
Admission Cost
None (Pay annual membership fee when joining)
Yearly Cost
2000 (athlete membership fee) + 7000 (Sun Book Fencing Association registration fee)
(Collected every year)
Instrumental Cost
¥100,000
Training Camp Cost
① Approximately 50,000 yen (spring camp)
② About 75,000 yen (summer camp)
Information of Admission
Admission Limit
None
Admission Condition
None
Accept Non-newcomers
Impossible
How to Join
① Send a message requesting a tour via SNS DM, etc. ② Contact the club members and decide on a date and time for the tour ③ Come to the dojo for a tour ④ Officially join the club